Fire damages Cross Roads Apartments in North Augusta
A fire at Cross Roads Apartments off Martintown Road behind Crosslands Plaza damaged one room severely and caused smoke damage to two others after an explosion from flammable solvent fumes reached a gas water heater. The unoccupied building under construction required 31 firefighters and injured one woman. vandals damaged Midland Valley High School, entering between 1 am and 8 am, discharging extinguisher foam, spreading debris, and vandalizing desks. no charges yet.
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North Augusta
Crossroads
North Public Safety Department
Midland Valley High School
Aiken County
Aiken to get traffic light at Hitchcock Parkway and Huntsman Dr
The South Carolina Highway Department will supply equipment for a traffic signal at Hitchcock Parkway and Huntsman Drive. The city must approve installation, operation, and maintenance. A study after a council request showed heavy left turns during school hours, prompting a light first before left turn lanes. Completion aimed before August. The city will provide poles and incidental gear.
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S.C. Highway Department
Hitchcock Parkway
Huntsman Drive
City of
Aiken
William T. Young
Highway Department
Young
Police Chief Hoormann Noted for Stopping Harte at Red Light
Jackson Police Chief John Hoormann stands out as the only chief to stop Bob Harte for running a red light since Harte became solicitor. Harte told a group the action was correct. Oscar Webb celebrated his goth birthday Monday by golfing at Highland Park Country Club near his home adjacent to the 12th fairway, while at the Houndslake luau last night attendees received hula lessons as Brent Boore received a kiss on the head from a grass-skirted teacher for his big whirl.
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Jackson
John Hoormann
Bob Harte
Harte
Oscar Webb
Highland Park Country Club
Webb
Houndslake Luau
Brent Boore
Clyburn resigns from Aiken County Council seat
William Clyburn announced his resignation from the Aiken County Council District 8 effective July 1 to take a post with the South Carolina Industrial Commission after being appointed by Gov. Riley in late May. A special primary will precede the November general election. Clyburn plans to stay in Aiken and monitor county actions from afar. He previously served 22 years in the local schools as principal of Aiken Elementary and Aiken High, and as a football coach.
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Aiken County
Democratic Party
Rosemary English
Marilyn Smith
Aiken
Bill Weeks
Board of Voter Registration
William C. Clyburn
S.C. Industrial Commission
Richard W. Riley
Clyburn
Riley
Mattie C. Hall
Aiken County Judicial Center
District 8
Working Together
Classic Fire Truck Restored for Aiken Public Safety Showpiece
A 1943 Chevrolet fire truck at the Aiken Department of Public Safety has been fully restored after years in a shed. Public Safety Officer Dwayne Courtney led restoration with help from local businesses and a Columbia fireman who donated gold leaf. The vehicle, once military property, now shines in red with oak hose beds and brass screws, ready for parades and rides during summer events.
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Aiken Department of Public Safety
Mina Favirtay
Aiken
Dwayne Lourtney
Public Safety Department
Carrol Busbee
Courtney
Augusta
B&b Glass
Flowers Paint
Jerry Flowers
Columbia
Aiken Recreation Department
Army Air Corp
Air Corps
Water shortages worsen in North Augusta amid low supply
North Augusta faces continued water scarcity as scattered thundershowers bypass Aiken County. A voluntary conservation plan is in effect with limited impact. Public works director Roger LeDuc says compliance or awareness may be lacking and hints at possible mandatory measures requiring a special city council meeting.
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North Augusta
Aiken County
Roger P. LeDuc
LeDuc
North Augusta weighs water plan amid plant outages
LeDuc cited uncertain enforcement for a city plan urging even house numbers to water on even days and odd numbers on odd days plus a 6 to 9 pm net watering window. Construction at the water treatment plant cuts capacity from 4 to 8 million gallons daily, with a burned out pump increasing demand by about one million gallons daily. Officials from the city and South Atlantic Contractors will meet Monday to address the crisis as council had debated conservation methods only a day earlier.
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LeDuc
North Augusta
South Atlantic
Millbrook Baptist Presents Liberty Drama for July 4
Millbrook Baptist Church will stage Liberty a patriotic musical drama by Don Wurtzen and the Browers Sunday at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary. The Sonhurst Choir and Company will perform with a slide show vignettes lighting effects and songs led by soloists Bill and Ann Kitchings Mona Rivers Tony Craps and a narration by Tom Foster Karey Santos. Dr W James Hivers leads the church on Pine Log Road near South Aiken High School. Public welcome.
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Millbrook
Bill Kitchings
Ann Kitchings
Mona Rivers
Tony Craps
Tom Foster
Karey Santos
Martha
W. James Hivers
Millbrook Baptist Church
Pine Log Road
South Aiken High School
Radio Club Plans N Augusta Field Exercise
Amateur radio operators in Aiken Edgefield counties join a nationwide field day to test emergency communications. About 25 ham operators will run a 24 hour demonstration with no commercial power, setting up portable stations at an unused North Augusta church to contact stations across the United States and Canada.
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Aiken- Edgefield County
Stephen Peterson
North
United States
Canada
Terson
North Augusta
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George Burgess
Ginny
Fran Chapman
N.A
Millbrook Baptist
Liberty
John Boyette
Radio Club
N. Augusta
Peterson
Bath
Newberry
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